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Aug. 18, 1925.

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Application meareceinbe; 20, 1924. Serial No. 757,243,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN O. SATHER, a citizen of the United States,residin at Luverne, in the county of Rock and tate of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Im" rovements in Show Cases, of

which the ollowing is a specification. 3

This invention relatesto a show or dislay case designed primarilyfordisplaying 1 ruits' and vegetables, but it is-to be under stood thata show case, in accordance with this 2 invention, can be employed forany purposes for which it is found applicable, and the inrovide,-in amanneras hereinafter set fort a show or "display case including aplurality of independent compartments for receiving differ-- entarticles of merchandise visible to a cus- 3 tomer through a fronttransparent wall [20 common to all of said compartments, and

further providing the case, at'itsrearwith means whereby access can behad independently to each compartment for removing the merchandisetherefrom without disturbing the front display of the same until the en-"tire contents of such compartment has been [sold or removed. A furtherobject of the invention isto proof independent com artments, each havingmeans' to vide, in'a manner'as hereinafter set forth, a show or displaycase'formed of a plurality rovide or independent access thereto anfurther with means toprovide for the independent ventilation of each compartment when the latter is closed.

' Further objects of the invention are to pro wide in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a show or display formedof aplurality ofindependent compartments and whic is simple in its construction andarrangements,

of the nvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can be resorted to which fall within thescope of theclaims herewith appended.

Inthe drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:-- f

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a shoe or display case in accordancewiththis invention. t

Figure 2,-is a rear elevation thereof. Figure 3, is a vertical sectionalview. Figure 4, is a section on line 4 4, Figure Figure ,5, is a sectionon line 5-5, Figure case comprises a pair of vertically disposed sidewalls 1, 2 of substantial height, width and thickness and each of whichhas its inner face, near its forward edge, formed with a length wiseextending groove 3.

Arranged between the walls 1, 2 and flush with the forward edgesthereof,is a series of superposed combined spacing and retaining members. Thesaid members are secured, in any suitable manner to the wall 1, 2 aswell as abut against the inner faces thereof. The said members furtherare spaced e ui-distant with respect to each other, an the upper memberof the series is I I Referring to the drawings in detail the indicatedat 4, the lower member at 5, and.

the intermediate members at 6. 'The member'4 is flush with the top edgesof the walls 1, 2. .The member 5 is o greater width than either of theother members of said series and depends below the bottom edges of thewalls 1, 2, and said member 5 is rabbeted, as at 7, to provide a seatfor a purpose to -be'presently referred to. The members 4 and6 are ofthe same width.

Arranged between and; secured to the walls 1, 2 is a series ofsuperposed rectangular frames 8 and which are of less length than thewidthof such walls. The frames 8' are arranged equi-distant with respectto each other and the upper and lower frames 1 .of said series are flushrepectively with the top and bottom edges of the walls 1, 2. The upperframe opposes and is spaced from the member 4, the lower frame abutsagainst the inner face of the member 5'directly below the rabbet 7, andeach of the other frames o poses and is spaced from a member 6. heframes 8 are arrangedrearwardly of the -members 4,5 and 6,'and terminateat a point forwardly of the rear edges ofv the walls 1, '2.

The front wall ofthe case is indicated at' 9, and which isconstructed'of a transparent panel mounted inthe grooves 3, and seatedon the shoulder formed by the rabbet 7. The wall 9 has its top edgeflush with the top edges of the wall 1, 2 and said wall 9, isinterpcsedbetween the members 4, 5 and 6 and the frames 8, with theexception of the lower one of said frames 8.

The rear wall of the case includes a series of wide sections 10 and aseries of narrow sections 10' and which are interposed between andsecured to the side walls 1, 2. The sections are so arranged relativelyto each other whereby a narrow section will be positioned above andspaced from a wide section and the upper section of the series ofsections 10 has its top edge flush with the top edges of the walls 1, 2and lowermost section 10 depends below the bottom edges of such wallsand the depending portion of the said section 10 is flush with themember 5. The sections 10 and 10 abut against the rear end of the frames8. The openings formed between the sections 10 and 10 are of rectangularcontour and indicated at 11. Each of the sections 10 is providedcentrally thereof with a rectangular opening 12.

The outer. face of each section 10, di-

rectly below each opening 11, is cutaway lengthwise to provide a pair ofopposed shoulders 13 and a pair of opposed shoulders 14. Each opening 12is arranged between a pair of opposed shoulders 13. Secured to each pairof opposed shoulders 14 1s a pair of opposed and spaced retaining strips15, which in connection with apair of opposed shoulders 13 provide aslide way 16 for a 'shiftable screen 17 normally in a position to opposeand partly close an opening 12 The rear will further includes a seriesof transparent doors or closures, each of which is indicated at 18, andarranged in an 0 ening 11. Each dooror closure is hinge at its top, asat 19, to a section 10'. A knob 20 is carried by each door or closure tofacilitate the swinging thereof to open and shut position withrespect-to an opening 11. Secured to the top of each of the frames 8,with the exception of the upper frame 8, 1s a rectangular partition,which abuts ,against the inner faces of the walls 1, 2 and extends fromthe front wall 9 to the rear wall of the case. Secured to the "upperframe 8 and member/1, as well as to the top edges of the walls 1, 2, 9and 10, is the top wall 21 which pro'ects laterally from the said wallsand mom or 4. The wall 21 is of rectangular contour.

Seven partitions are shown, but the number can be increased ordiminished dependmg upon the number of indep'ndent comartments the caseis to be provided with.

. e 2partitions are indicated at 22,23, 24, 25, 26,

and 28 and each forms the bottom of a; com artment. The compartments areindime at 29, 30, e1, 32, e3, 34 and 35. The

front wall 9, side walls 1, 2, and rear wall 10 are common to theseveral compartments. The partitions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 formrespectively the tops of the compartments 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. Thetop wall 21 forms the top of the compartment 29. Each compartment hasits rear formed with a shiftable closure 18 so that access can be hadthereto to remove or supply merchandise thereto when occasion requires.

The openings 12, in connection with the screen 17 are provided forventilating the compartments. The bottom wall of the openings 12 areflush with the upper face of the partitions, whereby when the screensare shifted clear of the openings 12, these latter can be used as cleanouts for the compartments when desired.

Secured to the walls 1, 2, as well as to the member 5 .and wall 10, aredepending brackets 36, carrying rollers 37 to provide for the,shiftin ofthe case from place to place when desired.

By setting up the compartments in the manner as stated the merchandisein each compartment is visible to a customer, and further themerchandise can be removed from the compartment, at the rear thereof,without disturbing the front display thereof, furthermore eachcompartment. includes means for ventilating the same when its respectiveclosure is in closed position, and it is thought that'the manyadvantages of a show or display case in accordance with this invention,can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of theinvention is as described .and illustrated; yet changes in the detailsof construction can be had which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A display case comprising a top, a pair of side. walls, a one-piecetransparent wall and a rear wall formed of a series of wide and a seriesof narrow sections alternately dis osed with respect to and spaced fromeac other to provide openings, a series of shiftable .closures for saidopenings hinged to said narrow sections, saidnarrow sections arrangedabove said wide sections, each [of said wide sections provided with anopen ing, a series of slidable screens each mounted in a wide section,shiftable horizontally thereof and coaeting with an opening in the widesection to provide a vent1lator,, means arrangedbetween said walls toprovide a plurality of superposed inde endent rectangular compartments,-one 0 said closures and a ventilator arranged at the rearend of eachcompartment, and means carried by said wide sections 'for slidablyconnecting said screens therewith.

2. A display case comprising a top, a pair and a series 0! narrowse'ctions alternately disposed with-respect to and spaced from eachother to provideopenings, a series of shiftable closures for saidopenings hinged to said narrow sections, said narrow sections arrangedabove said wide sections, each of said Wide sections provided with anopening, a series of slidable screens eachmounted in a. wide section,shiftable hori zontally thereof and coacting with an opening in thewidesection to provide a ventilator, means arranged between said wallsto provide a plurality of superposed inde endent rectangularcompartments, one 0 said closures and a ventilator arranged at the 1wide sections flush with the upper face of 20 the bottom of each of saidcompartments to provide a clean-out opening for a compartment when ascreen is shifted clear of its respective opening.

-In testimony ture hereto.

MARTIN o. SATHER.

whereof, I afiix my signa- 25

